Camp Clark: Home on the Range

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Home on the Range - Part 1

We are back from our trip Home on the Range, Bismarck, North Dakota. What a fantastic time we had!! LTD absolutely love Bismarck (so do mom and dad) since we get to share time with so many loved ones and dear friends, plus we had an action-packed agenda most days. Here are a few highlights:

Celebrated Grandma Good's birthday with cupcakes & lots of singing

Attended Independence Day Fireworks at the Capitol grounds

Spent a day at the Sertoma Zoo with cousins

Had a blast at the huge outdoor waterpark (twice)

Swam at the Elks Pool (non-stop on the slides)

Fun picnic in the park with Papa & Grandma Kemmet

Ripped up the Amusement Park (Lots of rides & the Big Slide)

Enjoyed a sunny day on the river in Papa Clark's boat

Swam and played at Papa & Grandma Clark's house

Slumber parties with cousin Anna

Lots of scooter time and being outdoors

Shared cocktails with dear friends (several date nights for Dave & me)

Golfed with Dad at Riverwood (Dave)

That's just a few of the things we did - whoo!! We need a vacation from our vacation. Fellow Nodaks are so laid back, genuinely friendly, hard-working, willing to help anybody anytime, conservative, Christian, speak English, etc. Don't get me wrong, we absolutely love our friends here in Mpls and appreciate some of the things the city has to offer (Franken NOT being one of them). It's just that life here seems so busy, so fast-track, so many people, so much traffic and SO expensive & complicated. It was very refreshing to just be home, relax, take a deep breath and enjoy the simple life.

Unfortunately, we did a poor job of taking photos this trip. I guess we were having too much fun to remember our camera or to stop and take photos if we actually had it. Here are a few of the few we took (more in Part 2).

Happy Birthday, Grandma Good (4th of July)